Blue Ridge Networks Names Mike Fumai as New President and CEO.25 year technology and telecom veteran takes helm at Virginia infosecurity leader CHANTILLY, Va. -- Blue Ridge Networks[TM], the premier provider of secure communications products and managed security services, announced today the appointment of Mike Fumai as its new president and chief executive officer. Fumai previously served as the company's executive vice president of sales and marketing, spearheading Blue Ridge Networks direct sales efforts while directing the expansion of the company's channel program. In his 25 years of experience in both Government and commercial markets, Fumai has held many senior level positions in several leading Fortune 2000 corporations and government industries in the communications and technology industry. Before joining Blue Ridge Networks, he was Senior Vice President, Global Sales, for Cyveillance, a provider of online risk monitoring and management solutions. "I look forward to helping Blue Ridge Networks further capitalize on our position as the trusted source for ironclad security solutions among government agencies and commercial markets," commented Fumai. Prior to his role at Cyveillance, Fumai served as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Channels at Commerce One/Appnet, (now Perfect Commerce). Previously, Fumai spent 14 years at MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. in various positions, including Executive Director, Strategic Services. About Blue Ridge Networks Blue Ridge Networks delivers a full spectrum of secure communications solutions for wireless and wired environments. The company was responsible for the industry's first commercial virtual private network and has completed widespread deployments across commercial and Government sectors. The Blue Ridge Networks BorderGuard product suite has been deployed globally and in demanding applications such as wireless LAN, extranets, site-to-site and remote access VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. , and thin client computing See thin client. . The company has earned several Government agency certifications, including: JITC JITC Joint Interoperability Test Command (formerly Joint Interoperability Test Center) JITC Joint Interoperability Test Center (obsolete; now Joint Interoperability Test Command) , Army TIC, FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) A series of publications issed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that specifies information security guidelines for federal government departments and agencies. 140-2 validation, Common Criteria certification, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, compliance, and the Department of Defense SPOCK Spock , Benjamin McLane 1903-1998. American pediatrician, educator, and writer. His book Baby and Child Care, originally published in 1946, had a great influence on child-rearing. Noun 1. validation. Information about the company's products and managed services can be found at www.blueridgenetworks.com. Blue Ridge Networks and BorderGuard are trademarks of Blue Ridge Networks, Inc. Other names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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